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P. F. BRITTA'IN.

Wheel-Cultivator. No. 67,949. PatentdjAug. 2o, 1867,.

P. F. BRITTAIN, OF G ENESEO, ILLlNOIS.

Letters Patent No. 67,949, dated August 2o, 1867.

CORN-CULTIVATOR.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN;

Be it known that I, P. F. BRITTAIN, of Geneseo, Henry county, Illinois, have invented a new and improved Corn-Cultivator; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,

" which will enable others skilled in theart to make and, use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section ofimy improved corn-plough, taken in the lino ax, iig. 2.

Figure 2 is a. bottom view, partly in section, of the same.

`Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

{lhe object of this invention is to construct a corn-plough, which is so arranged that the ploughs can be set more or less apart and he raised and lowered at will, and be easily handled throughout, and cheaply made. A device for marking the rows is attached to the frame of this plough, and the latter can be adapted for throwing the ground upon or cultivating'the corn, and for throwing the ground from the corn, as may be desired.

A represents a. rectangular frame, which consists of two side pieces, a, and two or more cross-pieces, Z1 Z1, as shown. Across the 4frame is laid a stationary axle, B, on the ends of which the wheels C C are mounted upon which the whole machine rests. D is the tongue or pole made and arrangedin the ordinary manner. To the front cross-piece are swivelled, so as tolbe suspended therefrom, two upright bars DD, to the lower ends of `each of which the front end of a plough-beam, E, is hinged in such a manner that the rear end of such ploughbeam can be raised and lowered at will, while the whole beam can revolve in a horizontal direction around the bar D as its centre. i To ythe rear end of each plough-beam is pivoted a handle, F, to which a cord, c, isattached by which the other end is secured to the beam E, and which cord passes over a pulley, O, which is rmly secured to the axle. B. Thus by means of this handle the plough-beams can be raised and lowered, and also turned in any direction, as maybe desired. As is clearly shown in g. 2, each plough-beam consists of two braces or bars which are connected in front by the bolt e, by which the` ploughbeam is pivoted to the upright D, andwhich diverge towards the rear, and are heldapa-rt by a washer, f, as is clearly shown." To each bar of each ploughbeam is secured a standard, g, and it is evident that by increasing or diminishing the length of the washerf, the ploughs on each beam can be spread more or less apart. The ploughs can be so secured to lthe standards that they will either throw the ground towardsa. hill or take it from the corn, as may bedesired. To the side pieces a a are pivoted two bra-ces, h 7L, the rear-ends of which are connected by a cross-beam, G. To the same are secured three (more or less) standards H to which plonghs can be attached.- This `device is to be used for marking the rows for planting corn. The beam G can be raised or lowered by a lever, I, which is pivoted to the rear cross-piece-b, as shown in iig. 1, and the operation of' which is easily understood from the drawing.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is--4 The marking device consisting of the bars z 7l, beam G, and standards H, in combination with the frame A of a corn-plough, substantially as set forth."

The above specification of my invention signed by me this th'day of March, 1866.

' P. F. nRI'r'rAIN.

Witnesses: l

W. B. LAMBERT, SAMUEL BRADY. 

